
Shadows of the Heart
Flurry Heart knows the legends, but what about the pony behind them?
Flurry Heart has grown up with the legends of King Sombra's evil deeds. Crystal ponies fear him. Her parents despise him. Even Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship, considers him a lost cause after thrice thwarting his attacks on Equestria and the Crystal Empire.
Any one of these factors would cause a reasonable pony to avoid him at all cost. But Flurry Heart isn't always a reasonable pony. And so, one fateful day, she decides to call on the king of shadows himself to answer a few questions.
Cover art by me!
Thanks to Gnarlwood and Pantone Burst for prereading!
Entry for Bicyclette's Crackship Contest.


19540 words: Estimated about 2 hours to read
10 Chapters:
- Calculus 2022-02-03 04:08:07 UTC2025
- Summons 2022-02-04 17:35:56 UTC2074
- Facade 2022-02-05 14:41:17 UTC2108
- Cracks 2022-02-07 17:31:04 UTC2041
- Frozen 2022-02-09 20:07:51 UTC2081
- Shadows 2022-02-11 17:44:03 UTC2052
- Memory 2022-02-12 15:29:26 UTC1949
- Plans 2022-02-14 18:20:12 UTC1550
- Tribunal 2022-02-16 17:34:04 UTC2038
- Light 2022-01-28 01:56:27 UTC1622